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Parliamentary president wants balanced budget

This content was published on Dec 6, 1999 The president of the Swiss House of Representatives on Monday opened the new session of parliament by underlining the importance of a balanced budget and self-reliance. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country,” Hanspeter Seiler (picture) told the 200-member chamber, which has 81 new members…

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Political drama ahead for new parliament?

This content was published on Dec 4, 1999

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Humanitarian aid tops agenda of Moscow talks

This content was published on Dec 3, 1999 Swiss Foreign Minister Joseph Deiss (left) on Friday expressed concern over the fighting in Chechnya, particularly the fate of the civilian population. Deiss told Russian Interior Minister Igor Ivanov (right) during three hours of talks in Moscow that the Swiss government, along with many western nations, was concerned about the numerous deaths and the fate…

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Dreifuss pledges to fight right-wing political challenge

This content was published on Dec 3, 1999 Swiss President and Interior Minister Ruth Dreifuss on Friday pledged to fight the expected challenge from the right in parliament, saying Switzerland must remain a country of social cohesion. Dreifuss, speaking to journalists in the capital Berne, made the statement in direct reference to parliamentary confirmation of all seven cabinet ministers on December 15. The…

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Report rings alarm over threats to ethnic minorities in Kosovo

This content was published on Nov 30, 1999 A newly-released report calls on the Swiss government to pursue a “more generous” asylum policy, saying gypsies and other minorities are facing serious threats in Kosovo and other regions of the former Yugoslavia. International law expert Walter Kälin from Berne University told a news conference in the capital Berne that Roma and similar minority groups…

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Will righ-wing party get second seat in cabinet?

This content was published on Nov 30, 1999 Switzerland is facing a fortnight of political speculation and uncertainty.The decision by the leading figure in the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, Christoph Blocher (picture), to stand for a cabinet post, has started a wave of political manoeuvring and posturing before a key parliamentary vote on December 15. Is Switzerland facing an end to the gentelman’s…

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Zurich airport to be privatised

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999

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Swiss troops help build peace in Kosovo

This content was published on Nov 29, 1999 A dozen Albanian men unload bricks from a truck. The former members of the Kosovo Liberation Army are working alongside Swiss engineers rebuilding a school in southern Kosovo. Half a year after the war ended, most ethnic Albanians have returned to the province and are putting their lives back together, putting roofs back on their…

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Refugee organisation warns about threat to minorities in Kosovo

This content was published on Nov 26, 1999 The Swiss Refugee Council on Friday expressed concern about the situation of ethnic minorities in Kosovo, saying the multi-national KFOR troops are unable to provide adequate security for them. The council, which is an umbrella organisation of refugee support groups, told a news conference that about 200,000 Roma and minority Serbs have left Kosovo because…

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Swiss-EU accords will “normalise” relations

This content was published on Nov 26, 1999 Switzerland’s bilateral accords with the European Union will normalise relations with the 15-nation body and will not have a negative impact on the controversial issue of further Swiss integration into Europe, according to a senior foreign ministry official. Michael Ambühl, the designated new head of the Swiss Foreign Ministry’s Integration Office, praised the accords and…

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